Rebecca's Tale Quotes

“The sun glinted on Max's buttons and buckles; his boots shone like chestnuts. A revolver in a holster. Brown eyes and a handsome face. The son and heir. The sun and air. I look at him, and I thought, Aha!”
― Sally Beauman, Rebecca's Tale

“Women are the gossips, the seers, the story-tellers. One of these days I'll tell him: pay attention, Tom dear, because it's women who are the keepers of secrets.”
― Sally Beauman, Rebecca's Tale

“There is only one true legitimacy, and it's bestowed by love, not male lineage.”
― Sally Beauman, Rebecca's Tale